Zelenskyy: Russia fired around 2,100 drones, 1,700 guided bombs and 78 missiles at Ukraine in a week
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on September 13 that Russia launched approximately 2,100 drones, nearly 1,700 guided aerial bombs and 78 missiles of various types at Ukraine during the week. Strikes on the night and morning of his statement hit energy infrastructure, the national railway, businesses and residential buildings, with Odesa coming under attack and a drone strike near the Ukrainian-Polish border in Volyn damaging a gas station and burning a train locomotive.
Key points
- Russia launched approximately 2,100 drones at Ukraine during the week, according to President Zelenskyy.
- A significant portion of the drones were Shahed-type.
- Russia used almost 1,700 guided aerial bombs (KABs) and 78 missiles of various types against Ukraine over the period.
- Strikes hit energy infrastructure, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), businesses and residential buildings.
- Odesa was attacked with missiles and drones.
- In the Volyn region near the Ukrainian-Polish border, a Russian drone strike damaged a gas station and set a train locomotive on fire.
- Restoration work was ongoing in several western oblasts after nighttime attacks.
Why it matters
Zelenskyy's weekly tally puts a concrete number on the intensity of Russia's aerial campaign and documents strikes that reached critical civilian infrastructure, the national railway and a site close to the Polish border — underlining the conflict's spillover risk into neighbouring countries.
What happened
On September 13, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that over the preceding week Russia struck Ukraine with roughly 2,100 drones — many of them Shahed-type — almost 1,700 guided aerial bombs and 78 missiles of various types. On the night and morning of his statement, Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), businesses and residential buildings. Odesa came under missile and drone attack. In the Volyn region, near the Ukrainian-Polish border, a Russian drone strike damaged a gas station and set a train locomotive on fire. Restoration work was underway in several western oblasts in the aftermath of the overnight attacks. Zelenskyy said Russia's daily strikes are aimed at breaking Ukraine's economy and destroying people's lives, and described Russian terrorism as a common threat for many countries that must be defeated in Ukraine.
Background
Shahed-type drones have made up a significant share of the drones Russia has fired at Ukraine. Restoration work was ongoing in several western oblasts following the latest wave of nighttime attacks.